Since Christmas, I've been playing Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2 a lot of PS3. When you die, quotes pop up on the screen from various wise thinkers from the present and past, from Albert Einstein to Dick Cheney (yeah i guess they recognized an idiot or two as well), but that's besides the point, cough cough Donald Rumsfeld. Anyway, one of the best quotes that they have on there, and one of my favorite quotes is from Mark Twain:
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when she deserves it."
I love that. It's perfect. Too many people lose faith in their country when things go bad, and that's understandable, but the country and the government are wayyyyyy different. The country is the PEOPLE, and the government is .. the "elite" who only seek to please the banks (sorry but it's true). I've heard people say that if you don't support the government, then you're ignorant, or anti-American, but that's not true. How about this, our government now is trying to label someone who doesn't agree with the government as a terrorist! I'm not kidding.. it's sad.
Anyways with that being said, I love America and what she stands for. As for the government, not an ounce of trust :) but hey, sometimes thats what it takes to be a patriot.
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